Happy Birthday to “Major Crimes” star Phillip Keene!

If you watched the long-running TNT series The Closer and now watch its spinoff, Major Crimes, then you are no doubt aware of the handsome actor who plays the role of Buzz Watson.

I met Phillip Keene at AIDS Walk Los Angeles in 2009 and was pleasantly surprised to find out that he is an out and proud actor.

There are other gay actors who have roles on  TV series who will show up at LGBT events and say: “I don’t discuss my  private life.”

Not Phillip.

He was so casually matter-of-fact about being gay and I really respect him for that.

Hope he has a wonderful birthday!